Notepad Does Not Print Tabs Properly

Last reviewed: June 6, 1995
Article ID: Q123052

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

Notepad does not print tab characters that occur at the beginning of a line. They are displayed on the screen properly, but will not show up in the printed output. A document created in Notepad such as

   Non Tabbed Line
   <tab>Tabbed Line
   123<tab>TEST

would print the following:

   Non Tabbed Line
   Tabbed Line
   123   TEST

RESOLUTION

As a workaround, you can place a space at the beginning of the line and then use the Tab key. For example, enter the following text in Notepad:

   <tab>Tabbed Line
   <space><tab>Space and then Tab
   123<tab>TEST

This text will print as:

   Tabbed Line
      Space and then Tab
   123   TEST

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This problem was corrected in Windows NT version 3.51.

KBCategory: kbprint kbtool kbbug3.50 kbfix3.51
KBSubcategory: ntutil
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.50

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Last reviewed: June 6, 1995
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